# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 34.30 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Oct 2020) to 11.9% (Sep 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20994.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (189 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-total-private-elgin-il-metropolitan-division-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 34.30 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 34.71 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| July 2026 | 34.31 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| June 2026 | 33.79 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| May 2026 | 33.73 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 33.96 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 33.40 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 33.84 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| January 2026 | 33.65 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| December 2025 | 33.40 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| November 2025 | 34.64 USD/hour | 10.9 |
| October 2025 | 33.37 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| September 2025 | 32.99 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 32.65 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| July 2025 | 32.10 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 32.64 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| May 2025 | 32.63 USD/hour | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 32.75 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 33.02 USD/hour | 9.1 |
| February 2025 | 32.76 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| January 2025 | 31.98 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 31.37 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 31.23 USD/hour | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 31.12 USD/hour | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```